Copy from browser and keep colors?

Invain · General User Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 12

Can I copy text from my browser to oowriter and keep the colors as well as italics, bolds etc?

Invain · General User Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 12

anyone?

floris_v · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject:

Yes, you can. Images seem to give more trouble.
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Invain · General User Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 12

Well it doesn't keep text color when I copy from firefox...

floris_v · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject:

I tried a copy-paste from FF before I posted and it worked. Maybe it depends on what site you copy from.
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Invain · General User Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 12

maybe... thanx anyway

sergiozambrano · General User Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 20

You can always "Paste Special…" instead of Paste, and that dialog will show you what format the application you copied from created the clipboard in.

When I copy from FF3, there appears:
"HTML (HyperText Markup Language)"
"Unformatted Text"

RTF is one of the formats that include color information. HTML too, as far as the color is not in a CSS not included in the HTML code (I doubt it)
There may be more formats I don't know.

There are plug-ins for FF that allow you to copy in more formats (RTF, as tables, etc)
I've found Safari can copy and email a WHOLE web page, with all fixed links, JavaScript and everything to work from a local computer (or email client), as far as the client supports it, of course.